Rookie Rankings: Dec. 29, 2003 NBA.com By Randy Kim What's been the biggest surprise with the rookies? Is it 'Bron and 'Melo living up to the hype? Dwyane Wade's emergence as a star? Or the overall depth of this year's class? Those are all cogent answers, but perhaps the biggest surpise has to do with the absence of international rookies on the NBA landscape so far this season.